Combined ruler and blotter



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COMBINED RULER AND BLOTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of'Letters Patent'No. 545,027, dated August20, 1895. Application filed January 16, 1895. Serial No. 535,073. (Nomodel.)

To aZ/Z whom may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE L. WAITT, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of VPennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Combined Rulers andBlotters, which improvement is fully set forth in the foliowin gspeoitication and aecompanying drawings.

My invention consists of a combined ruler and blotter,whieh is formed ofarulerhaving a blotter in the ruling edge and another blotter on itsunder side, and means for securing said blotter to the ruler.

Figure l represents a perspective View ofa :ruler and blotter embodyingmy invention. Fig. 2 represents an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3represents a transverse section on line :v Fig. 1. Fig. A represents alongitudinal seotion of a portion on line yy, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalligures.

Referring to the drawings, A- designates a ruler having aslot B in oneof its ruling-edges. Placed in said slot B is a piece C of blottingpaperor other suitable absorbent material, said piece being folded. On theunder side of the ruler A is a strip of blotting-paper D, Whose ends areturned up over the ends of the ruler and secured thereto by staples E,one leg of each of which is driven through the turnedup end of theblotter D into the ruler A, and the other legV of each staple 'E isdriven between the folds of the blotter C, thus wedging said foldsagainst the wail of the slot B and securing said blotter in position. Bywithdrawing the staples E, the blotters may be removed when desired andfresh ones applied. Y

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-'- l A ruler having a slot in one of itsedges, a blotter therein, a blotter on the under side of the ruler, andstaples securing both blotters vin position, substantially as described.

GEORGE L. WAITT.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, A. P. JENNINGS.

